Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-09

comnunication vas formally insueur-
ated ard opened between Guatemala
end Mexico by the extension of The
Mexican land lines 20 Guatemala. This
arrangement places Mexico IN closer
communication with Gaatenala and
other Central American States. The
lines are all owned and managed BY the
the two governments and they commun-
icate at uniform rata.
APpolnted 90 0meea.
Matthew A. Manning. Of west vIr-
einia, has been appointed Chief of the
| Division ia the Pension Ofhee. WsltsF
yardan. Of Fort BufoFd. Daksta. haa
been appointed Appraiser OF the right
of way Of the 81 PARl. Minneapolis a
I Manitoba Railroad Company ahroaQh
Fort Bsrthold and Blaokfoos Indian
reservations
Secretary Manning WIN Go 60 Karope
/ WAsHENGr5N, March 8. - Secretary
Manning has arranged TO make q trip
% Europe fer the benefit Of bis health.
He viii ieavs Washington on Thursday
for New York, aud take & steamer from
there on Tuesday next. he will be 60
companied BY bis wife and family and
Treasurer Jordan. The latter u nov In
New York, but will return to washing
ton prior 10 his departure for Europe.
Excuses Nos samlelena.
WAsHNorox, March e.--Application
was received recently AZ the Treasury
Department for an allowance OF damage
on an importation Of WOOL. TIE appii-
| cation for snch allowance vas not mada
within ten days from landing, and The
importers represented that they were
prevented from ding their application
within the required time BY reassn Of =
delay 10 transferring the merchandise
from the vessel 10 q bonded lighter and
also BY q delay in unloading from The
liRhter becanse Of bad weather and the
strike OF lorgshoremen. Tee applica-
tion has been denied by Acting Score
tsry Fairchild becanse be did not think
the reasons cited sufficient 10 aufhorine
him 10 disregard the plaiR provisions Of
the Law governing allowances for dam
age.
The n0Fse aad Money Ready
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March S.-John d.
Morris, owner Of Montana Regent, u
in Memphis with his entire stable OF
horses. recently purchased At LexinQ-.
ton. Kentucky. The challenge % H..
Baldwin, made 10 James Murphy, Nor
ris' trainer. through the Spirit Qf the
Tunes. to match Voiante against Mon
tana Regent for 5000 10 10000. has
been shown 10 Morris. when asked By
the Associated Pres reporter what re-
ply be would make 10 Baldwin. Morris
said; The horse and money are both
here, and II Mr.. Baldwin desires races
for two and one-half miles for $1,000,
be can be accommodated; the race 20
assrssa sH Hnvfrsrs Nhn mu.msmsw ru.anftr.rw NN
the Memphis Jockey Club. which b.
gins on April 25th and continues ono
week" Colonel II. A. Montgomery.
President Of the Jockey Club. will give
TO the winner Of this match, II made,
the finest cup that was ever run for IN
America.
The steamer Get or the Mud.
NKw YoRK, March s.-Tbe Cunard
steamer AnFania, from Liverpool, which
ran ashore In the mud OF Big Ridge,
Long Island. late on Sunday afternoon,
was got of this morninR aHd has sub
sequen'ly arrived at her dock. She had
on board hcS passengers, 40 Of whom
we're cabin, AZ second class and Sal
steeraga.
Decided that It was Crude opium.
WAsHISoroS, March s.-The Treasury
from the Retion Of the Collector Of Cue
toms at San Francisco IN assessing duty
At the rate OF $40 per pound on certain
imported opium which the appellants
claim 30 he orade opium containing less
than niue per cent. Of merphis. Sam
pies OF the importation we're submitted
90 chemical experts Of the Department
of Agriculture, who, after careful an
alysis, reported that the article consists
in the most part of opium gum aud
contains 6 80 per cent. OF morphia, the
amount OF moisture being 2l.l0 per
cent. The chemical experts IN the Of
Zoe OF the United States Appraiser at
New York also corroborated this anaiy-
sis. The New York appraiser Ia bis re-
port says that the sample does not indi-
cate that u has been subjected 10 spe-
cial preparation and gives bis opinion
that IL is crude Indian opium. which
meets fully the description Of Bengal
opium as given 10 the United States
dispansatory. Acting Secretary Fair
child 10 a letter 10 the Collector at San
Francisco on the subject says that the
representations Of the appellants eppear
t. be correct; that the Opium Is orudei
that 1t contains lesa than 3 per cent. Of
moFphia; and aiao that it In not entitled
10 entry. The Collector IL instructed
10 be governed BY articles SIG and bl7 Of
Customs regulations OF 1894 and either
require the expectation Of the opinm
within ak months after March ], or
else its destruction.
Funeral Of MFs. senator Beck
WASHINGTON, March s.. Preliminary
funeral services over the remains Of the
late Mrs. feck we're held this afternoOn
AZ the residence 0f Senator Beck. The
Rev. Drs. Power, Butler and Bullock
conducted the brief services. The hon
0rary palibeRreFa we're Secretaries Bay
ard and Lamar, SpeakeF Carlisle, SenA-
tors Biackbnru and Vance, Admiral y.
p Lee, Hon. w. w. OOFcoran and Hon.
Edmund Rice OF Minnesota. The re-
mains we're taken 10 the depot. and left
IN a special car AZ $50 for Lexington,
Ky.. where the hnal services and inter
meut will take place. Senator Beck,
Major and Mrs. GO0dlove and q feW
very intimate friends were the only onas
who accompanied the body from this
city.
The Old HnteFferenee Case
WASHINGTON, March SIN she old
interference case between J. W. hsDon.
ough, Elisha Gray, r. A. Edison and
Alexander Graham Bell, MeDonoaRh
uttr lArl VIII NuE AeNAAlhlAH.AOuUE u -
en- . q petition asking for an erdef re-
opening the interference trial and for
leave 10 furnish further proof IN regard
10 the OpeFativsneaa Of bis telephona.
Upon receiving this petition an order
was made by the Commissioners direct
ing that ali the parties 10 the pRooaed-
inRs should be served with q notice Of
the tendency OF this petition, and that
a fiual hearing and disposition thereof
wouid be made on the l7th instant. In
this ease MeDonouRh Vas awarded pFl-
ority Of the invention by the Examiner
10 Chief OF interfersnoes 10 the tals-
phone receiver. but this decision vas
subsequently, reversed By the Commas
sioneF.
Oak Leather Tanners.
IloUIssILLE. March She third an
naal convention Of she Nasi0nal Oak
Leather Tanners Association began
here this afternoon at The Calf House
with q good attendance Of msmbsra.
The meeting will last about two days,